Elements of Jazz: From Cakewalks to Fusion

Plantation beginnings

The rise and fall of ragtime

The jazz age

Blues

The swing era

Boogie, big band blues, and bop

Modern jazz

The ABC's of jazz improvisation.

Lecture 1. Plantation beginnings --

Lecture 2. The rise and fall of ragtime --

Lecture 3. The jazz age --

Lecture 4. Blues --

Lecture 5. The swing era --

Lecture 6. Boogie, big band blues, and bop --

Lecture 7. Modern jazz --

Lecture 8. The ABC's of jazz improvisation.